Silas Gibson (1804 - 1894)

Born 21 Jul 1804 in Hector, Tompkins, New York, United States

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Died 14 Feb 1894 at age 89 in Russia Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States

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Biography

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Silas was born July 21, 1804 in Hector, Tomkins County, New York, United States of America to Timothy Gibson and Priscilla Lee. He married Diantha Heathin 1826 and moved to Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America in 1831. In 1932 he moved to N. Russia, Ohio where he remained until his death on February 14, 1894 in Russia, Lorain County, Ohio, United States.^[1] He worked as a farmer on his own land. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, South Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA^[2][3]

Siblings:
Silas Gibson (1804 - 1894)
Orin Gibson (1807 - 1883)
Priscilla Gibson Kellogg (1817 - 1880)
Betsy E Gibson (1821 - 1844)
Alvah Gibson (1823 - 1905)
Asher Gibson (1823 - 1878)
Lucy Raymond (1826 - 1900)

Marriage: 1826

Children:
Legrand Gibson
Avilda Gibson
Ophelia Cora Bender
Barzillia Gibson
Deloss C Gibson
Ferdinand Gibson
Orsemus Gibson
Lindley B Gibson
Bruce C Gibson
Lodi D Gibson
Cinderella Gibson

Obituary: Died, on the morning of the 24th, of heart failure, Mr. Silas Gibson, aged 89 years and 7 months. He was born in Hector, Thompkins County, New York in 1804. Was married to Miss Diantha Heath in 1826, came to Lorain County in May 1831, and settled in Henrietta, where he remained for only 1 year. He then moved to N. Russia [township], where he has lived ever since. He was the father of 12 children, 11 of whom survive him. He was one of our oldest pioneers, coming here when the place was a wilderness. He helped wield the axe and saw, to fell the trees and clear the farms for cultivation, and underwent all the hardships of pioneer life. He was highly respected and leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his departure.

Sources

1. ↑ Elyria Republican, The (Elyria, Ohio) > 1894 > March > 1
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F66L-TNY : accessed 11 April 2015), Silas Gibson, 24 Feb 1894; citing Death, Russia, Lorain, Ohio, United States, source ID p 868-869, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 447,511.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVX-Z16T : accessed 11 April 2015), Silas Gibson, 1894; Burial, South Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, United States of America, Evergreen Cemetery; citing record ID 11879574, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1830," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPQ-RBT : accessed 11 April 2015), Silas Gibson, Hector, Tompkins, New York; citing p. 399, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 109; FHL microfilm 17,169.

• "United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYV-1JL : accessed 11 April 2015), Silas Gibson, Russia, Lorain, Ohio; citing p. 165, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 409; FHL microfilm 20,171.

• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQK-VVF : accessed 11 April 2015), Silas Gibson, Russia, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing family 35, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M621-TTH : accessed 11 April 2015), Silas Gibson, Ohio, United States; citing p. 17, family 128, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,734.

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M892-47M : accessed 11 April 2015), Silas Gibson, Russia, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district 180, sheet 584A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1042; FHL microfilm 1,255,042.

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